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Mad Thoughts: Moser’s Coaching Style Can Hurt Players’ Confidence

After watching the Loyola men’s basketball team for the past three and a half years like I have, you learn a thing or two about head coach Porter Moser’s coaching.

You become able to predict when Moser is going to throw his jacket off and when he’s going to drop into his signature “Porter’s squat.”

You also learn when he’s going to yank a player from a game.

While the program has continued to progress since joining the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) in 2013, one thing has become commonplace: some of his players’ development tends to plateau, especially the “big men” on the court.